subject: Modes Of Transport - Thane To Mumbai [print this page] Situated at the head of the Thane Creek, Thane is surrounded by Yeoor and Parsik Hills. Thane is known as Lake City because the place has about 30 lakes within its territory.
Among the major sightseeing destinations in Thane are Masunda Talao or the Talao Pali, Upvan Lake, Har Har Gange Waterfall, Yeoor Hills, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Tikuji-ni-Wadi, Essel World, Water World, Jawahar Palace, Ambarnath temple, Gurudev Sidha Peeth, Titwala Ganesh Mandir, Bassein Fort, Suddhagad Fort, Jawahar Palace and Kelva Beach.
The distance from Thane to Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) is about 34 km. Mumbai is a combination of seven reclaimed islands. Mumbai was known as Bombay till sometime ago. Mumbai houses several heritage sites, particularly Gateway of India.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Vasai Fort, Flora Fountain, Essel World, Water Kingdom, Prince of Wales Museum, Nehru Planetarium, Jehangir Art Gallery, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai Zoo, Taraporewala Aquarium, Chowpatty Beach, Juhu Beach, Vihar Lake, Hanging Gardens, Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Nariman Point, Marine Drive, Mahalaxmi Temple, Siddhivinayak Temple, Haji Ali Mosque, Film City, Kanheri Caves, Jogeshwari Caves, Mahalaxmi Race Course and Elephanta Island are among the other tourist destinations in Mumbai, which is the commercial capital of India.
Thane is virtually a suburb of Mumbai and there is very little that differentiates Mumbai with Thane. Both the cities are well connected by rail and road. Lakhs of people stay in Thane but work in Mumbai metropolitan area and vice versa.
Local trains in Central Railway connect Mumbai with Thane. There is a train in every five to seven minutes from Thane to Mumbai and vice versa to transport lakhs of travelling public. The local trains stop moving only for two hours from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. in a day.
Some long-distance trains going to Mumbai side also stop at Thane. They include, Deccan Express, Sinhagad Express, Mahalaxmi Express, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, Konark Express, Sahyadri Express, Mumbai Mail, Koyna Express, Lashkar Express, Matsyagandha Express, Howrah Mail, Gorakhpur Express, Trivandrum Express, Nagarcoil Express, Netravati Express, Tapovan Express, Mumbai-Chennai Express, Kamayani Express, Mahanagari Express, Nandigram Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Vidarbha Express, Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Manmad Express, Intercity Express, Mangalore Express and Sewagram Express.
There is a good roadways network to travel from Thane to Mumbai. Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg and Eastern Express Highway, two important roads of Mumbai, connect Mumbai with Thane. These roads charge toll taxes for vehicles for entering Thane from Mumbai and vice versa. These toll gates -Teen Hath Naka and Check Naka - are important landmarks in Mumbai.
Thane Municipal Transport, Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport, Mira Bhayandar Municipal Transport, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport, BEST and MSRTC connect the places in Thane with other parts of Mumbai by bus service.
